Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

The car stopped not far from the village. His return had been rushed this time. Aside from the clothes and daily necessities he had bought for Aurora, he brought nothing else. The car was a rental, and once they arrived at their destination, it was destined to return to the small county town.

"It's chilly in the mountains. Put on a jacket."

Aurora was still wearing a white dress. The warm climate of Lorvale made her dress lightly. Justin handed her a knitted cardigan to drape over her shoulders.

Her long hair flowed freely, and the wind gently lifted the hem of her dress. Standing there amidst the mountains, she looked like a fairy descending to earth.

Mrs. Woolf pulled Justin aside. "Justin, have you thought about what bringing Aurora back will mean for Lana? What will she think?"

"Mrs. Woolf, you know as well as I do that, with or without Aurora, I've never liked Lana. This is the perfect chance for her to understand that clearly."

"Men always protect the women they love, but are they always this cruel to those they don't?" Mrs. Woolf had watched these two children grow up. It was unfortunate that Lana loved Justin while Justin didn't reciprocate.

That girl was stubborn, too. She had been waiting for Justin to come back and marry her. She even said that if Justin didn't marry her, she wouldn't marry anyone else in this lifetime.

Now that Justin had brought Aurora back, Mrs. Woolf could already foresee how much this would hurt Lana. Without even seeing it, she knew the girl would suffer.

"You're mistaken, Mrs. Woolf. If I don't love her, giving her false hope would be the real cruelty. I've made my rejection clear many times, but she insists on waiting."

"Fine, fine. You young people sort out your own affairs. I can't control it anyway. Let's go."

"Alright."

Justin carried the bags and walked toward Aurora. "You'll get to try some of our local specialties soon. You can't find them in the big city."

"What kind of specialties?" Aurora asked curiously.

"You'll see," Justin replied with a mysterious smile.

The stilt houses were scattered in an orderly fashion. Many were newly built, featuring a more refined and modern design compared to the traditional ones. Nestled among the mountains, they blended harmoniously with

underestimate these stilt houses. They're fully modernized inside, so

to protect against snakes, insects, and rodents. Nowadays, they're more about preserving tradition.

the area made it an ideal location for tourism. "Has no one thought about developing this place? It's perfect for tourism. The

these, Aurora's business acumen surfaced. She

understand why he had become a pirate, she thought that if she could guide him back onto the right

saved her. Aurora had no desire to become his enemy. If

beauty industry. Why are you suddenly interested in

glanced at

was puzzled. She hadn't mentioned her profession to

"How did you know?"

looked up the name of that perfume you had the other day.

pregnant, I've become more sensitive and emotionally volatile. Sometimes, I

estate. I own a listed company in New

area's natural beauty, if you ever want to develop it, I could

some projects. That way, the

while profitable, would also taint this untouched beauty. I can't say whether it's

and already the CEO of a listed company! If Aurora weren't usually so

not everyone needs it. I think preserving this pure land is just

would bring benefits, but overdevelopment could destroy this pristine environment. Every coin has

I see you're an

forged by hardship. I never imagined I'd achieve so much either," Aurora replied with a smile. The faint sadness in her expression felt

best friend. Justin had only seen fragments of the news, but Aurora's suffering was far greater than he had

this anymore. I'll take

to take Aurora's hand, but she avoided him with a smile. "We're not outside anymore.

woman.

just to get Aurora to start talking to him. He didn't want to push her further away by overstepping.